Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
CARE OF THE SKIN.
When and ]
When and How to Battle and What Kind of
Soap to Use.
Phadelphia Tip,or

When ana How to Battle and What Kind of
Soap to Use.
Philadelphia Times
Another of the series of popular lee
lures to nurses was delivered Yesterday
In the University hospital by DR.. Henry
w. Stellwagon, the subject being "The
Care of the Skin" The delivery of the
lecture occupied an hour, and the greater
part of that time was devoted to an ex-
PLANTATION of the respective functions of
1ne epldermis, dermis, papillary layers,
ana supcutaneoIs nerves and tissues
Inc correlative relations and specific
actlon OF each were illustrated by dia-
gram and notes of the lecture were taken
oy the nurses who attended and by many
o'hers IN an audience composed almost
oaoiuoiseiy OF ladies. The second head
Q. the lecture dwelt with the proper care
lecturer said
The condition of the skin depends to
eiea' extent on the way we live If we
go to bed at 2 O'Clock in the morning end
eat late suppers the system is affected
and diseased skin is the result We
should also be careful of our food op5
eat only that which Is not preiudioial to
the action and functions of the copnan-
ent parts of the skin. Some people can
not eat shell without INDUCING what
are known as hlYes, and in other cases
some kinds of animal food will react in
jurlously in this respect Also BATHING is
an essential feature in the proper treat
ment of the skin. The human bodv ex-
hales by perspiratiOn two to three pints
daily, and this, together with the dust
that settles upon the skin, is calculated
to have an injurious effect by stopping up
the pores. We have several kinds of
baths, among which are the sponge. the
tub, the hot air, and the vapor. Taking
1t Tor granted, as we must, that bathing
promotes healthy and invigorated &C
ton OF the skin, the question arises:
How often Is 1t necessary to bathe? This
depends both on the individual and the
nature of the bath. Some people, who
presp1re freely, find it necessary to lathe
daily, others require bath only three or
four times week. Taken indiscriminate-
ly, the Turkish and Russian baths are un-
safe may in cases of heart disease, have a
tendency to apoplexy or congestion of
the brain Russian or Turkish baths are
exceedingly unsafe, and as general rule
1t may be stated that this class of bath
should never be INDUCED in without the
advice of physician. The tub bath suits
most of US, bu. the temperature in every
case should be high enough to prevent
chills, and this remark applies also to
sponge baths, which are the safest, and
may, with advantage, be taken every day.
Another question of Importance is
that of soap. There are several essentials
to good soap, one of which is that it
have sufficient alkali and another that it
be made of the purest fat. If there be an
excess of alkali the effect on the skin
must be injurious by causing an irrita-
ton of the cuticle. One good soap is the
old white CASTLE, and to this the tran
sparent English soap is said by some
eminent authorities to rank next. gen
eral principle may be applied with ad-
vantage in this matter of soap, and that
is to avoid purchasing a cheap article.
Do not buy cheap soap, for the chances
are you will get bad one, while if, on
the other hand, you purchase an expen-
sive soap, you may reasonably expect
that it will be good"